Salome
MIND YOUR HEAD
A royal, Succession-like power struggle. Lust and death at every turn. A king who desires his wild and wilful step-daughter. Her erotic fascination with a condemned prophet. The result is a horrific trade. Based on Oscar Wilde’s play.
Strauss’s landmark opera was greeted with shock, horror, excitement, awe, respect, censorship, scandal, condemnation, just the kind of responses that fill theatres and cinemas to this day. The music, sweet, sour, erotic, frenzied, often dizzily thrilling, has not been blunted by time. Salome is still one of the wildest and most rewarding rides you can experience in an opera house.
Running time 1 hour 45 minutes.
Sung in German with English surtitles.
Salome… In Focus
A free online introduction to the opera by Michael Lee.
Thursday 7 March 7pm.
BOOK HERE
In association with Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
“Campbell-Wallace’s soprano was undoubtedly impressive, and it was thrilling to hear a voice of such heft and fullness in the role.” - Bachtrack, on Sinéad Campbell-Wallace
“an exceptional musician and a superb actor . . . Just when you thought he had given everything the voice opened up even further and found even more thrilling reserves of power.” - Opera Traveller, on Vincent Wolfsteiner
“...there was something special about the engulfing warmth of mezzo soprano Imelda Drumm...” - The Irish Times
“appealing tone and unerring theatrical instincts.” - Voix des Arts, on tenor Alex McKissick
“Bruno Ravella’s haunting, deeply humane production” - The Guardian
“Once, in Berlin, I went to Max Reinhardt's ‘Little Theatre’ in order to see Gertrud Eysoldt in Oscar Wilde’s Salome. After the performance I met Heinrich Grünfeld, who said to me: ‘My dear Strauss, surely you could make an opera of this'! I replied: 'I am already busy composing it’.” - Richard Strauss
“The impression it made was stronger than ever and I am firmly convinced that it is one of the greatest masterpieces of our time.” - Gustav Mahler, the day after a performance of Salome
Cast and Creative Team
Cast
Sinéad Campbell-Wallace | Salome |
Vincent Wolfsteiner | Herodes |
Imelda Drumm | Herodias |
Tómas Tómasson | Jochanaan |
Alex McKissick | Narraboth |
Doreen Curran | The Page of Herodias |
Julian Close | First soldier |
Lukas Jakobski | Second soldier |
Christopher Bowen | First Jew |
Andrew Masterson | Second Jew |
William Pearson | Third Jew |
Aaron O'Hare | Fourth Jew |
Eoghan Desmond | Fifth Jew |
Wyn Pencarreg | First Nazarene |
Eoin Foran | Second Nazarene |
Kevin Neville | A Cappadocian |
Leanne Fitzgerald | A slave |
INO Orchestra |
Creative Team
Fergus Sheil | Conductor |
Bruno Ravella | Director |
Leslie Travers | Set & Costume Designer |
Ciarán Bagnall | Lighting Designer |
Liz Roche | Choreographer |
Chris Kelly | Assistant Director |
Mark Lawson | Répétiteur & Language Coach |
Elaine Kelly | Assistant Conductor |

Soprano
Sinéad Campbell Wallace
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Mezzo-Soprano
Imelda Drumm
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Bass-Baritone
Tómas Tómasson
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Mezzo-Soprano
Doreen Curran
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Bass
Lukas Jakobski
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La bohème, Salome
Tenor
Christopher Bowen
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Salome
Tenor
Aaron O'Hare
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Salome
Baritone
Wyn Pencarreg
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Baritone
Eoin Foran
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Salome
Bass-baritone
Kevin Neville
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Salome
Mezzo-Soprano
Leanne Fitzgerald
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Salome
Conductor
Fergus Sheil
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Salome, La traviata
Director
Bruno Ravella
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Salome